# Accident 19920615020289A: Piper PA38112, Boulder City, NV, June 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1992, 13:08 local time
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Airport: Boulder City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9894° N, 114.8108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9894&lon=-114.8108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2516D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2516D-1992-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 155 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920615020289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK POWERLINE ON RIGHT CLIMBING TURNOUT. LEFT TURN ADVISED. FACTORS DENSITY ALTITUDE. USE OF FULL FLAPS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX92FA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA247), Jun 15, 1992: Piper PA-38-112 (N2516D), Boulder City, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO INSURE THE PROPER FLAP SETTING FOR TAKEOFF WHICH RESULTED IN THE PROPER CLIMB RATE NOT BEING ATTAINED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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